Necktie retainer



March 23 193 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,074,535 Neon-rm nannies Gertrude E. Brgikerlns, Mn, Ohio Application July 2, less, Serial No. saw

2 claim. (01. 2-115) k This invention relates to retainers and in parer end of the necktie through the loop ll and a method of retaining ends of a four-in-hand tie in position by-properly lacing the ends of the tie. Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof and the mode of operation, as will become more apparent from the following description,

Referring to the drawing, E 8. 1 is a side view of the necktie held in position by my preferred embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the necktie a,

loop on the larger or outer end of the tie.

Fig. 3 is a front view of a shirt provided with a suitable loop for receiving the inner end of the tie. 1

folded upon the'under side of the f 'Four-in-hand neckties, when worni without a vest and at times without a coat, flap in the: wind when a person stoops, lea'ns over or assumes any other than an erect position. This is very undesirable and therefore various methods and schemes have been provided for holding the tie pending ends in position, such devices including clasps, chains and loops attached to the rear of the tie, adapted to be buttoned to the shirt. Each of these is inconvenient, requiring attention on the part of the ilvea'rer, both when tying or untying the necktie. If a clasp is used it is necessary to remove and replace this clasp when untylng the tie or tying the same.

In the present embodiment the necktie. II has a pair ofdepending ends I! and I4 thathang down along the bosom of the shirt It. In my preferred modification a loop ll extends through aslotll in the shirt adjacent the hemzz and" to The large end I: of the necktie has a ioopi'u';

sewed to the rear side thereof and is adapted to receive the smaller and inner end ll 01' the necktie.

.From the above described eti-ueture it em to sit-readily seen that theends of'the necktie may be held in position by interlacing the innerors'mall- Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view showing the loop the loop ll, the loop i8 holding the end 'll of the necktie in fixed relation with respect to the shirt of the wearer and the loop 24 holding the outer and larger end I? of the necktie in position with respect to the inner end I4.

Although in the modification disclosed in Fig. 1

the loop I! is located below the loop 24, at times the loop 24 may be located below the loop It, in which event the inner end ll of the necktie may "first be passed through the loop I! and then through the loop 24. In either case, that is,

when the loop 24 is above the loop l8 or below the loo is, the necktie will be held in a nx'ed position with respect to the shirt or the wearer whenever the inner and smaller end of the necktie is passed through the two loops.

Although the loop I 8 has been shown and described as attached to the shirt and permanently; sewed in position, this loop may be buttoned on ably attached.

Although the preferred modification of the device has been described, it will be understood portion and arrangement of parts which generally stated consist in a device capable of carrying out the objects set forth, in the novel parts,

combination of parts and mode of operation as disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

member extending downwardly along the hem of theshirt-so as to be carried solely by the shirt.

the other loop being attached to the rear side of the large and forward end of the necktie, characteriaed by the smaller end of the necktie being interlaced through the loop on the rear of the larger end of the necktie and the loop on the shirt so as to hold the larger end of the necktie in flxed relation with respect to the loop linkin: the hem-like member of the shirt.

2; In a combination or ajshirt and a four-inhand necktie including a pair of loops, one of which is fixedly attached and supported solely bytheshirhtheotherbeingattachedtothemr side of the large and forward end of the'necktie, characterised by the smaller end of the neck tie beinginterlaced through the loops so as to relation with respect to the shirt.

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